Shawnee (Sawanwa)

Shawnee is a Central Algonquian language with about 200 speakers in
central and northeastern Oklahoma. It was originally spoken in Ohio,
Kentucky, and Pennsylvania.

During the 19th century and 20th century, a number of spelling systems for
Shawnee were developed by missionaries, linguists and anthropologists.
One system was devised by a Shawnee, Thomas Wildcat Alford. None of these spelling
systems were widely adopted. The earliest known text in and about the Shawnee
language was A Story of the Shawnee, by George Blue Jacket, which was published
in Wapaughonnetta on 29 October 1829.